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Investigate the Link Between Pesticides and Parkinson's Disease

Target: President Obama
Sponsored by: Care2
A study recently published in the Archives of Neurology found a link between use of pesticides in a person's occupation and development of Parkinson's disease. In fact, three chemical compounds were found to be associated with a three-fold increase in risk of developing Parkinson's disease.

In the study, researchers wrote: "Occupational use of pesticides was associated with an almost 80 percent greater risk of parkinsonism. Growing evidence suggests a causal association between pesticide use and parkinsonism."

Such scientific data cannot be ignored! Urge President Obama to ask the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to investigate a link between occupational pesticide use and American workers -- and develop new policies to protect workers accordingly.
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Dear President Obama,

A study recently published in the Archives of Neurology found a link between use of pesticides in a person's occupation and development of Parkinson's disease. In fact, three chemical compounds were found to be associated with a three-fold increase in risk of developing Parkinson's disease. I urge you to ask the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to investigate a link between occupational pesticide use and American workers -- and develop new policies to protect workers accordingly.

In the study, researchers wrote: "Occupational use of pesticides was associated with an almost 80 percent greater risk of parkinsonism. Growing evidence suggests a causal association between pesticide use and parkinsonism."

Pesticides are widely used across the agricultural sector -- and if we are exposing our agricultural workers to an increased likelihood of developing Parkinson's disease, we must investigate this and develop proper safety policies! I urge you to contact OSHA about this research today.

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Go Organic!!!
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Please get honest adn be real
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4:11 am PST, Nov 21, Elizabeth Price, New York
Please implement promptly a study that shows a correlation between American workers and occupational pesticides. Many workers are developing Parkinson's Disease and it's too many persons coming in contact with pesticide use so ignoring the issue or putting a study off is not a good idea. Please ask the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to work on finding the link between the pesticides and the workers so a plan can be put in place to protect the workers against Parkinson's. Thank you.
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God wants us to live in happy and healthy lives under Him and Jesus Christ. Humanity should not always rely on science just because someone discovered something new like a cure for some ever-changing disease.
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